Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

Why I Don't Look Back

If You Keep Looking Back, You Can’t See Where You Are Going

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Alexandra Grant
Jun 29, 2026
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I moved to Wichita almost 9 years ago from a small town about an hour from here. That town had 1200 people. Wichita is the largest city in Kansas. Well, big by their standards. I grew up on the East Coast and in Texas, and it’s clear that Kansans don’t get what “big” means. New York, Miami, and Atlanta are big. This is a large town.

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